Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine

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Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine

Border Belgorod region targeted with 35 rockets and 3 drones, Russia says

Russia said its air defense systems shot down 35 rockets and three drones over the border Belgorod region overnight.

“During the past night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a ********** ******* using the ‘Vilkha’ multiple launch rocket system, the ‘Vampire’ multiple launch rocket system and an aircraft-type UAV [drone]on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped” the Russian Ministry of Defense

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A woman walks past the giant Z letter, a tactical insignia of Russian troops in Ukraine, in the Russian city of Belgorod, some 25 miles from the border with Ukraine, on May 27, 2023. 

Olga Maltseva | Afp | Getty Images

CNBC was unable to verify the claims but Belgorod, adjacent to Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region where Russian forces are waging an intense offensive, has found itself under daily ******* by Ukrainian forces.

The offensive is aimed at capturing the entire Kharkiv region and to create a “buffer zone” to protect Russian border regions, like Belgorod, from *******, Russia says.

— Holly Ellyatt

Norway to block entry for most Russian tourists

Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country’s justice ministry said on Thursday.

NATO member Norway, which shares a border with Russia in the Arctic measuring almost 200 kilometres (124 miles), first imposed restrictions on Russian tourist visas in 2022.

“The decision to tighten the entry rules is in line with the Norwegian approach of standing by allies and partners in reaction to Russia’s ******** war of aggression against Ukraine,” Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said in a statement.

Norwegian soldier Vegard Aalbretsen looks out toward the Russian border in Kirkenes, northern Norway, on Feb. 24, 2022, after Russia launched a military ******** on Ukraine.

Annika Byrde | Afp | Getty Images

Russian citizens whose purpose is tourism and other non-essential travel will be rejected upon entry across the external border. Exceptions may be granted in cases such as visits to close family residing in Norway, the ministry said.

The new policy takes effect on May 29.

“The change implies that the police can refuse the entry of Russian citizens who are covered by the instruction,” the ministry said.

— Reuters

Russian proposal to change Baltic Sea border is deleted from document portal

A Russian defence ministry proposal for a draft government decree to change the Russian border in the Baltic Sea was deleted from an official Russia document portal on Wednesday.

“The draft is deleted,” the site said on the address where the document had earlier been visible.

— Reuters

Germany, Lithuania and Finland seek clarity from Russia over Baltic Sea plan

The *******, Finnish and Lithuanian governments say they are awaiting more clarity from Russia following a proposal by the country’s defense ministry suggesting a change to how its Baltic Sea maritime border is determined.

“Of course we are observing the situation closely,” a ******* government spokesperson told a regular press conference on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that Helsinki will monitor Russia’s proposal, but tried to downplay concerns by reportedly saying that any review by Moscow is likely to be routine and not something to worry about, Reuters noted.

A naval exercise led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-*******, and ********* by the NATO Naval Striking and Support Forces, in the Baltic Sea on June 6, 2022. Russia’s onslaught in Ukraine is almost certain to eclipse other security concerns at NATO’s Madrid summit this week.

Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images

Lithuania’s foreign minister said that any plan to amend the borders of the country’s territorial waters in the Baltic Sea is an escalation against NATO and the EU.

“Another Russian hybrid operation is underway, this time attempting to spread *****, uncertainty and doubt about their intentions in the Baltic Sea,” Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on social media platform X.

Russia has sent mixed messages over a reported proposal by the Russian defense ministry to change how Russia’s maritime border is measured. An unnamed “military-diplomatic” source was quoted by Russian state new agencies denying the report, but the Kremlin neither confirmed nor denied the move. when asked if the proposal was politically motivated.

— Holly Ellyatt

Russia rapidly restoring energy facilities: Novak

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak arrives for Russia – China talks in an expanded format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.

Sergei Karpukhin | Sputnik | Reuters

Russian energy facilities are being rapidly restored following drone attacks, Russian Deputy Prime Minister

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in an interview with Russia-1, according to

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-translated comments carried by state news outlet Tass.

“Of course, it is impossible to exclude [attacks] 100%. Sometimes the situations that happened happen,” he noted. “Nevertheless, restoration is proceeding at a rapid pace in order to ensure the operation of enterprises in full.”

Moscow is also improving the protection of its energy infrastructure, he noted, adding that this work is currently ongoing.

On Sunday, Moscow reported that Ukraine launched an extensive 62-drone ******* on Russian regions,

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. The Interfax news agency said that the oil refinery in Slavyansk halted work following the offensive.

Russia is a key global oil and gas producer, with threats against its hydrocarbon infrastructure adding to supply-side pressures in the energy market.

— Ruxandra Iordache

Russian forces claim to have seized village near Bakhmut

Russian forces have seized the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the country’s defense ministry

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Wednesday.

An aerial view of a destroyed Ukrainian village in the Bakhmut District on September 27, 2023 in Klishchiivka, Ukraine. 

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The village is close to the city of Bakhmut, a hotspot of intense fighting before its capture in May 2023. CNBC was unable to verify the claim and Ukraine has not commented.

— Holly Ellyatt

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